Friday, October 21, 2011

The Introduction:If you are hopping along with us on The Twinery and The Greeting Farm blog hop today: You should have come here from Tracey Pickersgill's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome! If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

The Greeting Farm first sprouted into the stamping world in 2008 as a small dream and has cultivated into something wonderful because of wonderful customers like you! With three years of farm-fresh images under their belt, TGF is going strong and love brings you fun-loving, animated characters, including the best-selling "Anya" line. The Greeting Farm brings you cute, charismatic images that are LOADS of fun to COLOR! There is truly something for EVERYONE on the Farm and we are so glad to be teaming up with the Twinery today!

As for The Twinery, their twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, this TOP quality baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! The Twinery's twine comes in 14 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! It has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

The Prizes:There are TWO prize packs up for grabs - The Greeting Farm is giving away their ENTIRE November release EARLY to one lucky winner- that is four stamps in all and EARLY nonetheless!

The Twinery is giving away one “COLORFUL BUNCH” sampler pack!

The Details:Leave a comment on each blog along the hop. The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs.

Blog comments close on Sunday, October 23rd at 5pm {CST}.

The Project:

I created this card by stamping the "Piper" stamp from The Greeting Farm multiple times onto basic white cardstock.

I colored the lower portion of the stamped images using Copic markers and then punched them out using a square squeeze punch from Fiskars.

I chose four colors of The Twinery's twine to match the images - Maraschino, Mandarin, Peapod, and Caribbean.

I wrapped the card with the twine, added the image blocks using dimensional adhesive, and ended up with a clean and simple (and fun!) card.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Have you begun to think about your holiday cards yet this year?Yes, it's still October, but if you've gone out shopping surely you've seen the festive displays. Red and green is in almost every store and all the holiday decorations are being set out - Christmas is coming up on us quick!

If you are looking for some great holiday cards with only a little bit of effort, be sure to check out the great deals at Shutterfly. They offer various types of Christmas cards, holiday cards, and even thank you cards (great for after the holidays!)...and so much more!

I love the idea of the flat stationery cards - they would be great for displaying on the fridge or for hanging and displaying them with other Christmas cards.

{And of course they will look even better with photos of your family than they do with pictures of those strangers!}

I placed an order with Shutterfly for some cards last year and they are very nicely done and high quality...and Shutterfly was very kind in working with me to correct a color error on my first batch.

If you'd like to get 25 FREE holiday cardsfrom Shutterfly be sure to leave a comment here. Shutterfly is allowing me to give away a code for 25 FREE cards...for 3 winners!

{I will leave this giveaway open until Sunday, November 6th at midnight PST. Winners will be posted after that date.}

I added some touches of The Twinery's twine in Mandarin and Charcoal to finish it off.

My grandma recently broke her ankle and had surgery and is stuck in rehab for a few weeks, so I plan to send this to her (along with my card from the current color challenge) to add a little Halloween flair to her room.

The Introduction:If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Jessica Fick's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

The colors of this line are gorgeous, and the beautiful textured papers (even in the 6x6 Bundle!) make any project special.

I altered a clear paint can to create this "Choose To Be Happy" container.

Inside the container are round tags which can be used to write down some reasons to be happy.

You can write your own and pull them out as a reminder when you need a little pick me up...or you can pass out the tags around the Thanksgiving table and have every person write down one reason they are happy or thankful.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

The Introduction:If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Authentique Paper's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome! If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Authentique Paper blog.

The Prizes:Authentique Paper is giving away 2 prize packs (one each for 2 winners) including a sampling of papers from each of the first 6 Authentique Paper collections and a sampling of the Free Bird Series!

Unity Stamp Company is giving away 2 prize packs (one each for 2 winners) including the complete set of Unity/Authentique co-brand stamps!

The Details:Leave a comment on each blog along the hop. The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs.{Winners must have a US/Canada address.}

Blog comments close on Monday, October 10th at 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, October 12th on the Authentique Paper blog and the Unity Stamp Company blog.

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Introduction:If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Stephanie Johnson's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Sweet Stamp Shop blog.

The Details:You can find:• a complete list of blogs on the hop• a complete list of prize sponsors {There are over $2500 in prizes!}• the background information {Julie's story}...all on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog.

If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, please donate to the cause by using the button in my blog sidebar.Any amount is appreciated and all donations will be eligible for prizes from a variety of sponsors.

Not only do Julie and I share in our affiliation with Market Street Stamps, but I also serve on The Twinery's Design Team where Julie is the DT Coordinator and Designer. With this being the case, I knew I wanted to include The Twinery's twine on my card, so I wrapped the neck of the guitar with a sweet Cappuccino twine bow.

Julie - I hope this blog hop is extremely successful in helping you get the dental work done that you need. I wish you all the best!

Thanks for stopping by today!{And don't forget to leave a comment to be entered for the giveaways!}

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